The other new face in the team is defender Amit Rohidas while mid-fielder SK Uthappa is making a comeback. Hockey India selectors BP Govinda, RP Singh and Arjun Halappa, director high performance and interim chief coach Roelant Oltmans, coach MK Kaushik and scientific advisor Jason Konrath, along with government observer Harbinder Singh, selected the 18-member squad after trials at Bangalore's Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre July 25-27. India are in Pool B with South Korea, Bangladesh and Oman while Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan and Chinese-Taipei are placed in Pool A. India will open their campaign against Oman Aug 24.